Car-window construction.



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ty aiya in i t* llllldlli@ Application filed hlareh 12, 1913.

Specification el 'Letters Patent.

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serieu no. waves Millet.,

To all wlw/m, it may concern lille it known that l, HARRY ll. lclnovnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident et the city oi Chicago, in the county oil' @ook and State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in UarWVindow Constructions; and l do hereby declare that the following,- is a full, clear, and exact description of' the same, reference being' had to the accompanying drawing". and to the numbers of reference marlied thereon, which torni part ol this specilicavtion.

lll ith the advent of the all-steel passengerl coaches, the ordinary principles ot construction of the window training i'or the sliding sashes haveproVed inadequate, and it has become necessary to provide strong, and lircproof framing, preferably ot metal. Hitherto, such metal construction has proved exceedingly heavy and coi'nplicated, and has not come into general use lfor such reason.

it is an object of this' invention to construct a car window post ot great strength and durability, and ot extreme simplicity, composed of metal bars of standard section, together with stamped sheeting el relatively heavy lgage, and also tobe conneeted together.

lit is also an object of this invention to provide a ear window post having integrally connected and continuous walls shaped to afford the framing for the sliding' window sashes.

lt is finally an object of this invention te provide an exceedingly cheap, simple and durable construction consisting of iew parts, and easy ot assembly.

The invention (in a preferred torni) is illufitrated in 'the drawings, and hereinafter inea.,` hilly described.

.in the drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary exterior View in elevation olf car win dows equipped with a construction embody-A ing the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse horizontal section on line 2 2 oit 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged trans verse horizontal section of a window' post constructed on the principles et my inven tion.

is shown in the drawings: lhe Window posts consists oil a l bar il, riveted to which, or otherwise secured on the flanges th are channel members and 2%, ci? we member 3, is of slightly heavier construction and a trifle wider than the member E2, and is provided. ou its edges with the laterally extending llanges et. Welded oryotherwise secured between the ilangijes ot said channel members Q and 3, are the extremities of a jamb and cheek plato member 5, which extends inwardly in zigzag relation on cach side to ali'orefl recesses (i and 7 ,l for inner and outer stops respectively,l lltei siliently and detachably engaged in said ren cesses are the inner and oute" steps 8 and il, respectively, said stel s being angled acutely at Atheir cKt-ren'iities complementally with the walls of the recess. liveted to the in wardly extending web oil" said "l" bar l., are the :if bars 10, the outwardly extending flanges ol which secured by spot welding or other suitable means to the plate 5, at the bottom el? the recesses G. Thus it is seen that the continuous stamped j amb and cheek plate 5, ail'ords the sides and end walls of the window post, while the inner channel 2, and the outer channel or cheek plate 3, riveted to the :flanges of the "l" bar, form the end wall which is a part of the outer wall oit the car.

ilidably mounted between the stops 8 and 9, are stiles ll, of the inner sliding' sash, and slidable between the stops 9 and the flanges at, are stiles 12, et the outer sliding` sash. For the purpose et engaging the flange Il, the stile l2, is provided with a stepped recess, and litted therein is a small "l" bar 13, with one flange thereof engaged in one of the stepped recesses and the other projecting outwardly to attord a' groove for the reception of the flange l. The flanges l, oi the cheek plate 3, thereby 'aiord an outer stop 'for the outer sash', as well as weather proofing` means, inasmuch as the pressure of the wind upon the outer sliding' sash will force the same inwardly, thus causing the bar i3, to closely contact the flange il, to allord a seal.

The operation is'as follows: lin the construction of'thc window post the il bars l0 are first riveted to the web ot the 'l' bar and the channel members 2 and 3, likewise engaged upon the '.llang s ot' the u"ll b ar, and` symmetrically spaced so as to receive the ends of the cheek plate 5, therebetween, which may be secured therein either by"` to i rivetingF or spot welding or any other suitable or convenient means, the post, of course,

being open at both ends for the purpose of performing such operation.

rlhe jamb plate7 which is shown as recessedl at 6 and 7, is also rigidi v secured to the outwardly extending flanges of the Z bars l0, preferably at the hottorn of the recesses 6. As shown, said recesses have acutely angled or converging Walls, and the removable Stops adapted to be inserted therein, are provided With resilient angled or 'divergent Webs conforming to the contignration of the recess. Of course, when it is desired to remove or insert a sliding sash the stopsare easily pulled out of the recesses,

and may be easily sprung therein again when desired to replace the same. lt will he vnoted that the only stress communicated to the stops by the sliding sashes is a. transverse stress exerted normally on the contact Walls of the stop, and thislias no tendency to cause the stops to be forced from their recessesl 'Gf course7 the details of construction em an inner and an outer channel member sef cured on the anges of said T har and adapted to receive the extremities of said plate therebetween.

ln Witness whereof I have hereunto suhscriloed my naine in the presence of tWo suhscribing witnesses.

HARRY H. SCHROYER.

litnesses CHARLES HILLS, JR., LEON M. REILSTEIN. 

